Murtazaliev vs Gray

Who won Murtazaliev vs Gray?

Bakhram Murtazaliev beat Khiary Gray by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, July 17th, 2021, at AT&T Center, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 78-74, 79-73, 79-73 in favor of winner Bakhram Murtazaliev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Murtazaliev vs Gray stats

Back in July 2021, Bakhram Murtazaliev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Khiary Gray made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Murtazaliev had a slight advantage in power over Gray, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Gray's 75%.

Bakhram Murtazaliev was the same age as Khiary Gray, at 28 years old.

Murtazaliev had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gray. Despite this, Gray had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Bakhram Murtazaliev and Khiary Gray fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murtazaliev's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Gray's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 days earlier than Gray, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Gray's 94.

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Murtazaliev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.7 rounds on average.

What time did Murtazaliev vs Gray start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at AT&T Center, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Murtazaliev vs Gray?

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